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In-N-Out Burger

My point of doing this diet was to prove to my self that I can quit my daily habit of years and stop it whenever I want to. I did not plan it. I did not sit down and practice for it. I just decided to cut something I ate at least twice a day for a month, and I did it successfully. Although it was rough, it was done. It might not be rough to you, but think about quitting something you do a lot on daily basis and imagine that being cut. Imagine not driving for a month. Intense ? That’s what the burger and soda diet did to me. This diet made me realize what a strong will power you and I both have. Soda, soda, soda, nothing but crap, but hey, I love soda, and you probably do too. My point is done. Seza Baghdadlian, my partner in crime, thank you for joining the diet program right during the start of it, you gave me support and reminded me on the days I forgot about the diet or tried to drink soda =) Off to enjoy some more soda now. On to the next one ;)

Much love,

Apo Avedissian

It’s been a while since the last time I ate a burger. About 6 days ago, I started a diet for a month. A NO-HAMBURGERS diet. How has it been for me ? Not that great.

I used to eat a lot of burgers, two or three at a time on a regular meal; 4 or 5 if I skipped lunch and the burgers were my lunch instead. After taking pride of the 4 burgers that I sat down and finished at In N Out or Habit, I randomly made the choice to quit burgers for a month. May 17th, 2010 marked the first day. My daily burger eating habit (oh look, what a coincidence, it’s just like the restaurant’s name .. SUBLIMINAL MESSAGES) got destroyed.
Recently, I’ve noticed that I would get depressed if I didn’t eat at least two burgers in a day. I thought to my self, what if I am addicted? Then laughed at it. Soon enough, I decided to take a serious step towards it and cut the bullshit. I can’t and shouldn’t lie to my self anymore. I am addicted. Four burgers a day is addiction.

I sat down and planned this one month long, burger-free, diet I started. That night, I watched Super Size Me. Not the best documentary you’d want to watch if you’re addicted. Seeing him eat the burgers, despite throwing up afterwards, still made me crave a juicy burger. I couldn’t do anything about it but shut up and take it. I got my self into this, and I’m going all in.

Now that almost a week has passed, I can’t lie and say that I haven’t craved a burger, but I want to step the game up a little bit. Another poisonous thing I’m addicted to is soda. Pepsi, Coke, Dr. Pepper, Mountain Dew, you name it … So, after further planning, I decided to start a one month long NO-SODA diet starting today, May 23rd, 2010.

May 17 – June 17 : NO BURGERS
May 23 – June 23 : NO SODA

If I can pull these two processes off, I will stretch them out to even further final dates. I love these two, but I understand that they are poisonous not only to me but to many. If you’re up for the task, try it your self. Do a weekly diet. Jump onto the month.

Let’s do this.

Apo Avedissian